The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Palmer, Williston Birkhimer
Major-General
* 23rd of April 1899
† 26th of October 1973
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1941-09-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-08-07 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1948-03-11 | Colonel |
| 1949-03-11 | Brigadier-General (with rank from 18.07.1948) |
| 1950-02-03 | Major-General (Army of the United States) (with rank from 05.05.1948) |
Service
| 1941-02-14 | – | 1941-12-25 | Director of Training, Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| 1942-01-01 | – | 1942-02-16 | Assistant Artillery Officer, Armored Force |
| 1942-02-17 | – | 1942-06-09 | Commanding Officer Artillery, 6th Armored Division |
| 1942-06-11 | – | 1942-07-25 | Assistant Artillery Officer, Armored Force |
| 1942-07-26 | – | 1943-08-09 | Artillery Officer, Armored Force |
| 1943-08-11 | – | 1943-10-10 | Special Liaison Officer 21st (British) Army Group [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-10-11 | – | 1944-05-08 | Artillery Officer, 1st Army Group [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-05-09 | – | 1945-11-12 | Commanding General Artillery, VII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-11-XX | – | 1946-01-03 | Commanding General School Troops, Field Artillery School |
| 1946-01-31 | – | 1947-10-16 | Commandant of Army Information School |
| 1947-12-11 | – | 1948-04-30 | Deputy Director of Logistics, US European Command |
| 1948-05-01 | – | 1949-07-28 | Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), US European Command |
| 1948-05-01 | – | 1949-07-28 | Director of Logistics, US European Command |
| 1949-07-29 | – | 1949-09-28 | Vice Chief of Staff, US European Command |
| 1949-11-01 | – | 1950-10-15 | Commanding General 82nd Airborne Division |
| 1950-11-XX | – | 1951-11-24 | Commanding General 2nd Armored Division |
| 1950-11-XX | – | 1950-12-XX | Commanding General Camp Hood, Texas |
| 1951-12-05 | – | 1952-07-10 | Commanding General X Corps [Korea] |
| 1952-12-21 | – | 1954-09-07 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4), US Army |
| 1954-09-08 | – | 1955-04-30 | Deputy Cief of Staff for Logistics, US Army |
| 1955-05-01 | – | 1957-05-30 | Vice Chief of Staff, US Army |
| 1957-06-01 | – | 1959-10-01 | Deputy Commander in Chief US European Command |
| 1959-12-XX | Retired | ||
| 1960-01-XX | Recalled | ||
| 1960-01-XX | – | 1962-08-XX | Director of Military Assistance, Department of Defense |
| 1962-08-XX | Retired |
Picture source: From: "Assembly, September 1974" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.